Should patients with adult GH deficiency receive GH replacement?

Eur J Endocrinol. 2021 Nov 30;186(1):D1-D15. doi: 10.1530/EJE-21-0534.

Authors

Jens O L Jørgensen¹, Gudmundur Johannsson², Ariel Barkan³

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, University Hospital Arhus, Aarhus, Arhus, Denmark.
² Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
³ Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan Medical School, Domino Farms, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

PMID: 34714773
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-21-0534

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Body Composition / drug effects
Bone Density
Female
Growth Hormone / adverse effects*
Growth Hormone / therapeutic use*
Hormone Replacement Therapy / adverse effects*
Human Growth Hormone / deficiency*
Humans
Hypopituitarism / drug therapy
Hypopituitarism / mortality
Male
Middle Aged
Quality of Life

Substances

Human Growth Hormone
Growth Hormone